Business calendar

Agenda: Learn how to use new time-saving features of Adobe InDesign to create layouts more quickly, and then learn the different types of digital documents you can create and publish for viewing on desktops, tablets and e-reading devices. Class in room 68. Register online. Presented by AIGA Arizona.

Cost: $40, free for members, $5 seat reservation required and is reimbursed at time of arrival.

Agenda: Work toward achieving goals and moving forward. Choose four out of the 21 90-minute experiential workshops to attend, browse more than 40 vendors and practitioners, take home a bag full of treats and enjoy lunch at the Miracle Mile Deli.

Agenda: This seminar is designed for those who want the inside scoop about what is going on in today's marketplace when looking to start a new business in addition to learning about how to stay competitive.

Agenda: Specialist of memory recall and utilization David E. Coffil teaches business professionals techniques to generate more business by unlocking memory potential. And panel of experts discusses acquiring investment property in today's market. Also featured is a market update, trade show, property presentations and workshops.

Cost: $30 per person at the door, $20 per person for pre-registration, free for members.

Agenda: The meetings are designed to foster opportunities for collaboration, lead development and new contacts.

Cost: Free for first two meetings, memberships vary from $295-$2,995.

Information/registration: 480-892-0056.

ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET

When: 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Where: Girlfriend University, 15279 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.

Agenda: Find out how to stay strong and positive when swimming against the current. Learn insights into how to think like a sassy, savvy, and successful entrepreneur. Presented as part of three-class series. Discounts available if enrolling in all three. Registration required.

Cost: $59 per person for three-part series, $29 per person per class.

Information/registration: 480-278-7200.

STRATEGIC BUSINESS LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

When: 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Where: ASU Skysong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.

Agenda: The workshops cover fundamentals of strategic business leadership, developing a vision, and creating and implementing an action plan. Attendees also are taught about opportunities to become board members. Hosted by the Alternative Board, an international organization providing peer advisory boards and coaching services to business owners, CEOs and company presidents. Sessions are available at 8 and 11:30 a.m. A continental breakfast or lunch is provided. Presented by the Alternative Board, Valley of the Sun. Registration required.

Agenda: Meet, re-connect and network with other public relation experts and communications professionals in the Valley while watching the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the World Champion San Francisco Giants. Cost includes entrance to the game, access to the VIP area in the exclusive Diamond Club and $10 in Diamondbacks Dollars redeemable at concession stands in the stadium. Register online.

Cost: $35 per person for registration after June 7, $30 per person for registration by June 7 and per member for registration after June 7, $25 per member for registration by June 7.

Agenda: This two-day course helps participants understand the home-buying process, determine how much they can afford, lender guidelines and how to manage the costs of home ownership. Presented by Take Charge America. Call or e-mail events@takechargeamerica.org for advance registration.

Agenda: Meet with other business professionals on Wednesdays to collaborate and share ideas of how to make each other more money. Bring 50 business cards and prepare a one-minute presentation about your business. Call or email lklauber@cox.net to RSVP.

Agenda: This seminar helps current and prospective business owners identify and quantify the company's strengths and weaknesses, evaluate the financial position, and better understand the risks to making the bottom line solid. Open networking time prior to the class at 8 a.m.

Agenda: This marketing analysis and strategy course is the third step of a five-step series, which teaches how to outline a marketing strategy, test a marketing message, choose the right sales channel and exercise a marketing strategy effectively. Class in Portable J.

Agenda: Learn how to speak with poise and confidence in front of groups. Toastmasters is an international organization, founded in 1924, that is dedicated to helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. Meetings held Thursday mornings.

Agenda: Join David Dreas, a financial advisor from Edward Jones, the first and third Thursday of the month for an informal gathering where financial advisers provide updates on the stock market and the economy in a relaxed environment. Call to reserve a seat.

Cost: Free.

Information/registration: 602-482-0168.

DOBSON RANCH TOASTMASTERS

When: 6:30-8 a.m. Thursdays, through Nov. 24.

Where: Dobson Ranch Golf Course, 2155 S. Dobson Road, Mesa.

Agenda: This professional networking group meets at 6:30 a.m. Thursdays. Guests are welcome.

Agenda: Compete for the title of "Chamber Bowling Champ" during a friendly game of bowling and a chance to win door prizes and cash from the $600 chamber pot. Bring business cards for networking. Sponsored by the East Valley Tribune with the chamber pot sponsored by Arizona Pest Prevention Inc. Register online.

Agenda: Learn how to build real relationships and strategic partnerships. Inside techniques and tips on creating genuine connections that lead to business alliances. Presented as part of a three-class series. Discounts available if enrolling in all three. Registration is required.

Agenda: Get your boarding pass and register for two round-trip Allegiant Airline tickets to anywhere they fly. Tour an Allegiant plane and meet the staff at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Presented by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce.

Agenda: This class on financial models and cash flow is the fourth in a five-step series. Learn how to better understand financial concepts, use a financial model to forecast sales and revenues and build solid pro-forma financial forecasts. Class in Portable J.

Agenda: Novice golfers to professionals are invited to bring clients and mingle while they play golf via simulator stations and hitting bays. Clubs are provided, contests are held and drinks, hors d'oeuvres and prizes are included. Presented by Arizona Society of All Business Societies in collaboration with Golf Academy of America.

Agenda: This event honors many chamber members, businesses and individuals that have succeeded and have grown their business during the past year. Awards recognize business of the year, employer of choice, family business of the year, rookie of the year, wellness in the workplace and volunteer of the year. Also presented: Gilbert Leadership Award and the SCF Safety Award. Honors given during the luncheon program.

Agenda: Let's talk customer-retention strategies, maintaining and strengthening relationships, and secret techniques that keeps them coming back for more. Presented as part of a three-class series. Discounts available for enrollment in all three. Registration is required.

Cost: $59 per person for three-class enrollment, $29 per person per class.

Agenda: Network with other professionals, one on one, a few minutes at a time. Bring business cards. Complimentary nibbles and happy-hour specials offered. Cash only accepted at the door. Presented by Networking for Professionals. Go online to register.

Agenda: This seminar is designed for the more advanced users of Quick Books with time spent on some of the more advanced features of the software, such as entering sales information, accounts payable, sales tax, payroll forms and letters and customizing invoices. Participants are welcome to bring a laptop. Class in Portable J.

Agenda: Keynote speaker Sherry Henry, director of the Arizona Office of Tourism, discusses Arizona tourism. Also presenting is James Smith, economic development specialist from City of Chandler and Kimberly Janes, tourism development coordinator from City of Chandler. Register online by June 24.

Agenda: The class on financing your business is the fifth and final step of the series. Get information on sources of funds, credit, banking relationships, ratio analysis, preparation and review of financial statements. Class in Portable J.

Agenda: Grow your business through word-of-mouth referrals in a group of non-competing businesses that meets each week to refer business to one another.

Cost: Call.

Sponsor: Business Network International.

Info/registration: 480-802-4077.

EAST VALLEY BUSINESS REFERRAL GROUP

When: 7-8:15 a.m. Tuesdays.

Where: Denny's Restaurant, 1368 N. Cooper Road, Gilbert.

Agenda: Business referral networking.

Cost: Call.

Info/registration: Everett Cook, 602-320-5229.

GILBERT TOASTMASTERS CLUB

When: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Where: Page Park Center, 132 W. Bruce Ave., Gilbert.

Agenda: To provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

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